A Big Thank You!

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Between my day job and my night job--yeah, that one that's bearing fruit on June 1st--I'm being swallowed by crazy.

And it's taking it's toll on my shoulder muscles which, in turn, are giving the tendons at my elbows fits.

I do a lot of computer mouse work, but I try to take some of the pressure off. I use my left hand for the mouse at work and my right hand for my mouse at home.

But, still. I'm pretty independent (which makes hubby nuts), and I won't always let him help me (even more nuts).

So, I want to do a big shout out to my hubby.

• He's such a wonder man. Biggest heart ever. He'd give you the shirt off his back. 
• So, so supportive of my writing efforts. 
• Handyman extraordinaire
• Retired massage therapist

Yes, you read that last one right. And as soon as I mentioned having trouble with my elbows (I had to go through physical therapy from "tennis elbow" a few years ago and it's still a bit of an ongoing problem), hubby knew what to do. 

He had me on his table this morning before work, working on my hard-as-a-rock, knotted neck and shoulder muscles. Ouch. But it was an even bigger ouch for him because he's got arthritis (and Fibromyalgia). See what I mean? 

So, thanks, honey.

What about you? How is your support group? What kinds of things do you have or wish you had in this area?

Happy Father's Day!

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Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there or the guys who serve as fatherly role models.

Some years ago a local phone company offered free long distant calls to the men in a local prison, so they could call their mothers on Mother's Day. It was so successful, with men lining up for hours to talk to their moms, that the company decided to offer the same thing on Father's Day.

Not one man in the prison came forward to call his father.

Now, it would be simplistic to suggest that only men with no relationship or poor relationships with their fathers end up in prison. But it is a profound indicator of the power a good father has in the lives of his children.

My own father died last year. This year all my father's day cards went to either my husband or my sons and son-in-law. I'm grateful for my dear husband who always has our children's' best interest in mind and does so much for them day or night--they may disagree at times with how he goes about it but they always know his loving intent. I'm grateful for my sons who are now fathers. It's fun to watch them interact with their children. They were all so excited to be dads.

"A father is a guy who has pictures in his wallet where his money used to be."